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Awards, December 2025 – February 2026

ACAMS South Florida Chapter: Promoting education and partnerships

December 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

At The Assembly Las Vegas in September, the ACAMS South Florida Chapter received the ACAMS Chapter of the Year Award―a milestone that reflects the chapter’s extraordinary resurgence within the global ACAMS network while at the same time marking the geographic area where ACAMS itself was...

Awards, December 2025 – February 2026

Oksana Ihnatenko: The value of mentorship and certification

December 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Rising AFC Professional of the Year Award ACAMS Today sat down with Oksana Ihnatenko, CAMS, to discuss her career and what it means for her to have been the recipient of the prestigious ACAMS Rising AFC Professional of the Year award. Ihnatenko is a...

Awards, December 2025 – February 2026

Matthew Haslinger: An advocate for collaboration and professional growth

December 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

AFC Professional of the Year Award Matthew Haslinger, CAMS, is an executive vice president and the chief Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) and sanctions compliance officer at M&T Bank. Haslinger is the co-chair of the ACAMS Greater Buffalo Chapter. He started his AML career with...

ACAMS celebrates AFC professionals with ACAMS Awards

Awards, December 2025 – February 2026

Mavis Bennett: Bringing awareness to AFC professionals

December 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today Article of the Year Award Mavis Bennett, CAMS, is a compliance professional with 15 years of experience working within various aspects of an anti-money laundering/Bank Secrecy Act (AML/BSA) program. Working in this space has afforded Bennett a number of opportunities that have brought...

AFC Challenges, Compliance, December 2025 – February 2026, Global Financial Crime Review, Human Trafficking, Practical Solutions

The World Cup: A magnet for financial crime

December 10, 2025 /Leave a comment

When the FIFA World Cup starts, the world comes together in celebration. However, while fans are focused on the games, criminal networks see an opportunity. Human traffickers, fraudsters, money launderers and even terrorist financiers are aware that major events like this create an ideal environment...

AFC Challenges, Compliance, December 2025 – February 2026, Global Financial Crime Review

From harmless wagers to global crime in sports betting

December 10, 2025 /Leave a comment

Placing bets in crypto on the amount of warnings (or “yellow cards”) given out in a third Estonian football league match on obscure betting platforms accessed via the Telegram messaging app might sound like a questionable, yet relatively harmless pastime for a Sunday activity. Unfortunately,...

Awards, December 2025 – February 2026

ACAMS celebrates AFC professionals with ACAMS Awards

December 10, 2025December 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

In September at ACAMS’ The Assembly Las Vegas at the Aria Resort and Casino, three members and one ACAMS chapter were honored for their accomplishments during a special awards presentation. During the ceremony, Mavis Bennett received the ACAMS Today Article of the Year Award, Matthew...

AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, December 2025 – February 2026, Understanding AI

AML/AFC trends in 2025 and emerging topics for 2026

December 10, 2025 /Leave a comment

Financial crime risks are evolving faster than the frameworks designed to counter them, and in 2025, institutions around the world faced a critical inflection point. This was shaped not only by compliance and regulatory pressures, but also by broader macro forces: the acceleration of post-pandemic...

AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, Compliance, December 2025 – February 2026

The end of the “de minimis” exemption: Strengthening U.S. trade controls

December 10, 2025 /Leave a comment

In August 2025, the U.S. formally ended its long-standing duty-free exemption for low-value imports, called “de minimis.” This represented a policy shift that marked one of the most consequential changes in U.S. customs law in decades. Previously, goods valued at less than $800 could enter...

AFC Challenges, Compliance, December 2025 – February 2026, Fraud

Fraud trends in 2026: What to expect

December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 /Leave a comment

Fraud continues to evolve quickly, challenging even the most prepared financial institutions. The FBI reported that in 2024 alone, Americans lost over $16.6 billion to increasingly complex schemes. Fraud continues to evolve quickly, challenging even the most prepared financial institutions (FIs). The FBI reported1 that...